News

Delivering on Public Safety – Ventura County ranked safest large county in California 

• Ventura County tops state safety ranking, Simi Valley Acorn, 12/6/25

• Low Crime in Ventura County: Statistics Show Ventura County is one of the safest areas in California, VC Reporter, 12/4/25

• Ventura County Again Ranked Safest Large county in California, in805, 12/4/25

• Ventura County Again Ranked Safest Large County in California ,El Latino Central Coast, 11/26/25

Improving Government Efficiency – Historic Permitting Reform Package Passes Unanimously

• Supervisors approve major zoning and permitting reform, Camarillo Acorn 11/22/25

• Sweeping permit reform at the County of Ventura, Ventura Chamber of Commerce, 11/26/25

• Supervisors pass sweeping county permit reform package, Ojai Valley News, 11/26/25

Delivering on Economic Development

• Amgen Breaks Ground on $600 Million Center for Science and Innovation in Thousand Oaks, 10/31/25,

• Amgen to build $600M research center in Thousand Oaks, VC Star, 9/3/25

• Amgen groundbreaking photo galary, VC Star, 9/3/25

• Conejo Valley’s life science moment has arrived, Opinion, VC Star, 12/6/25

• Takeda Pharmaceutical unveils $170 million expansion in Thousand Oaks, VC Star, 10/1/25

• Ventura Defense Industry Forum Showcases Government Opportunities and Stresses Collaboration, Naval Surface Warfar Center, 5/29/25

• Biotech execs forecast rapid growth for 101 corridor, Pacific Coast Business Times, 5/13/25

• Ventura County enters MOU with India Biotech firm, Pacific Coast Business Times, 5/1/25

Supporting Public Safety, Safe Roads, Fire Prevention, Wildfire Recovery & Local Trails

• New Family Justice Center coming to Thousand Oaks, Acorn, 12/28/24 

• Grant will allow Ventura County Fire Department to take fire prevention action, Acorn, 5/23/25

• Ventura County supes call for revisions to state’s “Zone 0” wildfire rules, VC News Channel, 10/24/25

• Living through a ‘low-attention’,  disaster  Mountain Fire survivors recover in LA’s shadow, Associated Press, 4/18/25

• County to address unincorporated Casa Conejo streets, Acorn, 10/17/25

• Zeroing in on fire zone regulations, Supervisor Gorell Town Hall, Acorn, 9/26/25

• Fire Departments Begin $3.2 million wildfire prevention project in Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Monica Daily Press, 9/24/25 

• County Supervisors target catalytic converter crime with new ordinance, VC Star, 8/29/25

• Conejo park district awarded $2M grant to buy headquarters, land, VC Star, 8/29/25

• A beacon of efficiency in wildfire recovery, Acorn, 5/10/25

• County wants state to form FEMA-like organization, Requests also include SCE transparency and customer compensation, Acorn, 2/7/25

Supporting Customer Service,  Community Outreach & Engagement, Homeless Services, Mental Health and Accountability

• Chabad grateful the lights remained on, Acorn, 10/31/25

• Supervisor honors citizens who make a difference, Thousand Oaks Acorn, 5/30/25

• Ventura County supervisor calls SoCal Edison ‘unaccountable, arrogant, unresponsive’, VC Star, 1/16/25

• Finding hope at Supervisors meeting, Acorn, 5/3/25

• County of Ventura awarded nearly $28 million for permanent supportive housing, VC News Channel, 8/21/25

• County gets critical funding for mental health facilities from state bond, VC Star, 6/5/25

• Volunteers put on finishing touches on Thousand Oaks homeless shelter, VC Star, 5/2/25

• Adoption of a Resolution Establishing a Ventura County Elections Advisory Committee, Board Letter, 4/29/25

• City’s homeless population decreases, Acorn, 4/25/25

Protecting the Environment & Supporting Animal Welfare

• NOAA presents Whale Veil award to Ventura Air Pollution Control District vessel speed reduction program, 6/24/25 

• County is ready to roll when animals need a “fix”, three year mobile spay/nueter program gets supes’ blessing, Acorn, 5/3/25

• Redued shipping speeeds benefit air quality and endangered whales, APCD, 3/11/25

• Vouchers Cover Cost of Electric Garden Equipment, APCD, 11/24/24

Military Service

• Supervisor Jeff Gorell balances service with naval commands